Apple
System & Core Technologies Quality Engineering
$134K–$246K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years; applicable experience areas vary by team, with alternatives stated in the posting.
- Education
- BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent; MS/PhD in these fields or equivalent preferred.
About the job
Leads quality engineering and operational readiness for Apple product lines and components from development through high-volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Lead cross-functional quality and operations teams, driving manufacturing readiness, yield, production efficiency, and product quality.
- Develop quality plans, monitoring metrics, process validation, and failure-analysis efforts; resolve quality issues with suppliers and manufacturers.
- Communicate product technical health and quality status, and drive improvements with OEM partners.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of Quality experience in New Product Introduction, Design Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations; for Core Technologies, 3+ years in a technical domain, high-volume manufacturing, or consumer electronics/component development.
- BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
- Strong statistical and data analytics skills, including statistical process control and sampling methods.
- Data-driven problem-solving and failure-analysis skills.
Nice to have
- MS/PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
- Experience partnering with offshore manufacturers, high-volume production, and manufacturing-site travel (Product Quality Management); or knowledge of Quality Systems, Design of Experiments, and Reliability Methods/Models (Core Technologies).
Pay
USD $133,500 to USD $246,200 base salary
Tools
statistical process control, sampling methods, Design of Experiments, Reliability Methods/Models, Process FMEAs, metrology systems
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